title: A psychosocial study of high risk subjects for AIDS.
abstract: A psychosocial study of 5 high risk groups for AIDS (50 homosexuals, 50 drug addicts, 23 male to female transsexuals, 45 male patients at a sexually transmitted disease clinic, and 43 female prostitutes) and 5 matched control groups showed that the majority of the subjects were mostly single, with a secondary level of education and lived with family members. Although all had a high risk of AIDS, condom use was not prevalent. The subjects were less knowledgeable about AIDS than controls, were more anxious about getting AIDS and had a more hopeless and pessimistic outlook to life; however they appeared to be as altruistic and responsible as the controls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Kok
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Heng
authors.forename: Y W
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Ong
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology* / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012846:Singapore; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors